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Urgency of Normal, the Great Barrington Declaration, and the antivax movement

Florida antivax antimask "Urgency of Normal"
Besides the horrible image, what was also horrible was the presence of all manner of COVID-19 cranks, including antimaskers and antivaxxers.

On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis convened a roundtable including “Urgency of Normal,” Great Barrington Declaration authors, and antivaxxers. This was no coincidence, given the common talking points and causes between the groups.

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Florida Sen. Manny Diaz wants to “review” all vaccine mandates

Sen. Manny Diaz
Florida State Senator Manny Diaz wants to "review" all vaccine mandates, not just COVID-19 vaccine mandates. This was always one part of the endgame of the antivaccine movement, to eliminate all vaccine mandates of any kind.

Florida State Senator Manny Diaz wants to “review” all vaccine mandates in Florida, not just COVID-19 mandates. This was always the endgame for the antivaccine movement, and COVID-19 might just make it happen in some states, thanks to the embrace of antivaccine and antimask “freedumb” by Republican politicians